April’s update on Kickstarter for BSX’s LVL Hydration monitor shows that BSX are pretty much on schedule…always good news. The original schedule I believe was for a product in June 2017. That’s soon and they are on Alpha devices now. I was aware sometime ago that some studies had been completed that showed LVL met…
The 2nd Generation BSX Insight device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and also estimates your Lactate Threshold Heart Rates (LTHR, LT2). Benefits The benefits are two-fold. Firstly it provides a convenient, personal means of assessing the progress of your training through trends in LTHR. Secondly it gives you data as you exercise to…
Triathlon gear to make us better, faster, stronger and prettier (well the first 3) in 2017
To put our gadgetry into perspective – I had my best ever running stats today: ‘Good Mornings’ sent/received – 11/3 [Total 14 or 1.40/km] Gates opened for cyclists/other people – 3 Injuries – 0 (niggle) Smile ratio – 1.5/km Under-Control to Out-of-Control Dogs Ratio – 7:1 I thought the above light-hearted comments might not be appreciated too much so here are…
BSX’s Kickstarter campaign for the LVL hydration monitor is over 12.5x ahead of their initial funding goal of $50,000 This will be an activity tracker that also has optical HR and hydration level measurement. The solution will be brought together by a smartphone app and I have seen some of the research papers that purport…
The clever little optical sensor in TomTom’s highly successful Runner2/SPARK was developed by South African company LIFEQ – seen here on the right. Whilst we have all figured out by now that optical HR on the wrist has its limitations, TomTom’s implementation was good. Indeed, LIFEQ’s measurement solution is validated (here). All well and good. Presumably…
The MOXY Monitor device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIRS). MOXY uses the nature of the reflected light to determine the amount of oxygenated blood. Oxygen in the muscle of an endurance athlete is obviously important. Although as we shall start to see, muscle oxygenation is more complex than a layman’s understanding of HR. Unboxing +…